Woo-Woo #1

Woo-Woo #1

There were a couple of odd things that happened during the refresh of Sweet Baby Lover. I wondered if Trent may have been involved, or if it was just my wishful thinking. The first happened with the paperback version of the book. It’s a known flaw that Microsoft Word...
More Work, But Worth It

More Work, But Worth It

I know where I want to go next with these reflections, but I’m not ready to go there yet. My heart is still racing from the struggle and thrill of launching books. This whole refresh of Sweet Baby Lover wasn’t supposed to happen. All I wanted to do was make an...
Changing My Definition of Self

Changing My Definition of Self

It’s been almost exactly four years since I left my corporate career. March 4th, 2019,  was the first Monday I wasn’t supposed to be somewhere. Oddly, it’s easier for me to think of myself as an instructional designer, which I stopped doing in 2011, or as the head of...
Ode to Nemo

Ode to Nemo

It had been a rough trip. I probably shouldn’t have gone so soon after getting over Covid. Mom needed more from me this time than she did last time. It was late afternoon when I got home, grateful to be back. That night, I got a text from my friend Debbi. Nemo had...
Solvable and Unsolvable Puzzles

Solvable and Unsolvable Puzzles

When I got home from Mom’s and pushed open the door to my condo, there was a knee-high stack of boxes waiting for me in the foyer. They had been brought up by the diligent concierge, who makes sure boxes don’t remain in the front lobby too long. Ten of the boxes came...
The Creator’s Universe of Support

The Creator’s Universe of Support

I believe people are inherently creative. It’s in our nature to want to make things, to create. Some people write, some quilt, some cook or do whatever they do that allows them to create something that makes them happy. They look at what they made, they smile, and say...
Jule Kucera